The Ohio Commision on Hispanic/Latino Affairs had a meeting this Friday, Feb. 11, 2005 in Cincinnati, giving a chance to Tri-State residents to meet with the commissioners and raise any issues they might have.

Pictures from this meeting are on the Web (click here).

The Commission on Hispanic/Latino Affairs provides leadership in addressing issues concerning Hispanic/Latino Ohioans. The Commission serves as a liaison between government and the Hispanic/Latino community in Ohio and advocates the development and implementation of policies and programs to address the needs of the Hispanic/Latino Ohioans, especially but not limited to education, employment, economic development, health and housing.

Four years ago, the Citizens' Committee on Youth (CCY), INROADS, Inc. and WCPO-TV collaborated to create the CAREERS IN MEDIA (CIM) Minority High School Internship Program. This program is an initiative designed to enable high school juniors to explore the various career opportunities available in the media industry through an unpaid summer internship. Students receive the same hands-on experience usually reserved for college-level interns. It is our goal to encourage interested students to major in a media-related field in college.

Please click here for application and brochure. Please distribute them to current high school juniors and feel free to make copies as needed. The application deadline is March 31, 2005.

Pictures from the Feb. 7 Salsa with Tropicoso @ the hottest Latino spot - "The Mad Frog", are on the Web (click here)

Pictures from the Feb. 5 Salsa @ Havana Martini Club are on the Web (click here)

If you would like to share your pictures, please email them to us: photos@midwestlatino.com

Ever wondered about the origins of Tango? If yes, please read article by Patricia Paz:

Argentine Tango - ”A brief description of the music and dance of the Rio de la Plata”



Patricia, a native of Argentina, is an acomplished Tango dancer and dance teacher.

Congratulations to Cincinnati's Kimberly Jones and Lorenzo Harris who last night won 3rd place at the very tough Columbus Salsa Competition.



You can see more pictures from this competition, at our Photo Gallery (click here)

After 3 weeks we finally got first message from Gary Chavez, our Salsero from Dayton who visits us often in Cincinnati.


Gary was recently transfered to Iraq for 8 weeks assignment and as you can see from his article, he is missing Salsa and his Salsa friends in Dayton and Cincinnati.

Please feel free to drop him a line at his email address. He would love to hear from his Salsa friends...

What a night!



Tropicoso finally released its long awaited CD "Un Cuento" featuring eight original cuts composed by the band leader Larry Feldner, lead singer Carmen Velez, and by Rene Hererra (from BioRitmo).

The party took place in the hottest Latino spot - "TheMad Frog"

Please check out new interviews with:


Alfonso Cornejo, the new president of Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Greater Cincinnati



and with Carmen Velez, the lead singer of Tropicoso.
Their new CD will be released this coming Monday night, Jan. 31st, at Cincinnati's hottest Latino spot - "Mad Frog".

Pictures from the Jan. 26 Hispanic Chamber of Commerce meeting, are on the Web (click here)

Mr. Bill Hawkins, Sr.VP & General Counsel from Convergys Corp., was the keynote speaker with "Convergys - A success story". Headquartered in Cincinnati, with more than 2 billion in annual revenue, operations in 40 countries and more than 60,000 employees around the globe, Mr. Hawkins gave a company profile of Convergys plus his insights on “what makes Convergys a successful company”.

Pictures from the Jan. 24 Salsa with Tropicoso @ the hottest Latino spot - "TheMad Frog", are on the Web (click here)

Salsa dancing in Dayton? Yes! Thanks to Laura Chaves' efforts, there is a very nice location for dancing at Adam's Rib! As you can see from the pictures on the Web, despite the bad weather the evening attracted many Salseros.

If you would like to share your pictures, please email them to us: photos@midwestlatino.com

Cookin' Up The Classic Music of Miles Davis With Latin Heat! "The Latin Side of Miles Davis" was a great concert at Gilly's in Dayton last Saturday.....



Just nominated for a Grammy award for Best Latin Jazz Performance and headliners at the 2004 Chicago Jazz Festival, trombonist Conrad Herwig and trumpeter Brian Lynch led a seven piece band of New York jazz and Latin music heavyweights in sizzling Latin arrangements of classic Miles Davis music. The group also included baritone saxophonist Ronnie Cuber, drummer Robby Ameen, and the Latin contingent: pianist Edsel Gomez (Puerto Rico), bassist Carlito Del Puerto (Cuba), and persussionist Pedro Martinez (Cuba).
Click here to see pictures...

It was nice to see that Latino events/restaurants made the "Top 100 Best of the City" list of the December 2004 edition of the "Cincinnati Magazine".

"The Mad Frog" with its Monday Latin Dance Night made the top "Monday Night Out" spot.

And "Sabor Peruano" took the top "Seviche" spot.

Congratulations to both of them!

Pictures from Art Exhibition at the "Ventanas Al Arte" Gallery featuring Jose Luis Nuñez (Nov. 18, 2004) are on the Web

The exhibition will be open for the next 3 months. Please visit it inside Oakley Antique Mall (3225 Madison Avenue) in "Ventanas Al Arte" showroom (booth 906)


If you would like to share pictures from your events, please email them to us: photos@midwestlatino.com